I really wanna like them. I mean, really really want to be on board. The 60 mins I can drink. I like a nice IPA. Hoptical Illusion by Magic Hat is a fine example. This seemingly endless trend of "there's no such thing as too many hops" has gotta stop though.

I really wanna like them. I mean, really really want to be on board. The 60 mins I can drink. I like a nice IPA. Hoptical Illusion by Magic Hat is a fine example. This seemingly endless trend of "there's no such thing as too many hops" has gotta stop though.

skozlaw:Step 1: Don't buy terrible shiat like Dogfish Head just because it's trendy.Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale with Coconut, Cocoa Nibs, and OakOkay... now I want to hurt somebody....

Well, considering how fantastic Arrogant Bastard takes to oak for the Oaked variety, I would imagine either the coconut or the cocoa nibs would work well, though all of them together would be somewhat of a mess of a beer.

What you have to ask is why is anyone adding coffee to Old Rasputin? North Coast already hit upon one of the most balanced imperial stouts I have found.

Never had that, but it looks good. I'll have to see if my local distributor can get it in.

it is delightful. Hard to see in the pic but it's made by Goose Island Brewery. It could very well take you an hour to drink a 22 oz bottle and you're only gonna drink one, MAYBE two in a sitting. It is an awesome Drink One on a Sunday Night While Watching Game of Thrones beer. It'll last most of the episode and the high ABV will put you right in that super comfortable Imma sleep like a baby zone

I really wanna like them. I mean, really really want to be on board. The 60 mins I can drink. I like a nice IPA. Hoptical Illusion by Magic Hat is a fine example. This seemingly endless trend of "there's no such thing as too many hops" has gotta stop though.

Hoptical Illusion is by Blue Point. You can tell because any beer by Magic Hat other than #9 is worse than #9, and #9 only has a place when Sierra Nevada Pale isn't available.

Besides, there is a massive variety of beers to drink anymore. All manner from basically no hop additions to the obscenely hopped up with additional infusions, as with the Randal. In no way is anyone forced to consume them.

I really wanna like them. I mean, really really want to be on board. The 60 mins I can drink. I like a nice IPA. Hoptical Illusion by Magic Hat is a fine example. This seemingly endless trend of "there's no such thing as too many hops" has gotta stop though.

Hoptical Illusion is by Blue Point. You can tell because any beer by Magic Hat other than #9 is worse than #9, and #9 only has a place when Sierra Nevada Pale isn't available.

Besides, there is a massive variety of beers to drink anymore. All manner from basically no hop additions to the obscenely hopped up with additional infusions, as with the Randal. In no way is anyone forced to consume them.

shiat, you're right. The Long Islander in me kicks my own ass for the mistake.

I am getting dangerously close to that point. Beers from Europe just have so much more of a sense of balance and elegance, on average. Even the cheaper stuff, while it's usually nothing mind-blowing in the flavor department, is rarely in any way bad. Just mellow.

I really wanna like them. I mean, really really want to be on board. The 60 mins I can drink. I like a nice IPA. Hoptical Illusion by Magic Hat is a fine example. This seemingly endless trend of "there's no such thing as too many hops" has gotta stop though.

That reminds me, I need to be at the gym in 26 120 minutes.

/won't buy American beer

That stuff is not your garden variety "overhopped and bitter" beer. I was expecting a big hop bomb and was pleasantly surprised by its depth and character. If you are looking for 100+ IBUs, then 120 is going to disappoint you.

Victoly:Anyone tried this? My wife brought it to my attention the other day. I said yes, it would work, but it might strip the carbonation out of the beer. Am I wrong?

/ About the French press Randall, I mean

I think the only problem you might encounter is the lack of a proper cap to maintain body of the beer. As long as only for three minutes, though, I doubt you'll see a problem unless you're splashing your beer into the press and over the screen or something. Still, the Randal Jr. is preferred due to the cap and being designed for an actual pint at a time, whereas a French press is often larger and therefore more space for gases to escape.